Links

Kevin has benefited from these organizations

UCSB Autism Research and Training Center - Kevin has received intervention from UCSB since he was four years old

Carpinteria Family School - this is the school Kevin attends in Carpinteria

Sojourn Services, Inc. - Kevin received early start intervention from Sojourn

The Maes Center - Kevin receives biomedical interventions from Dr. Maes

Support nonprofits.  These are nonprofits are family supports.

Artists for Autism raises awareness about autism and the arts

Project Angels Bearing Gifts - provides gifts to individuals with developmental disabilities who have no one to remember them on the holidays

Carpinteria Valley Arts Council provides opportunities in art to the Carpinteria Valley

Autism Society of America Santa Barbara - advocacy, education, awareness, and support for families that have autism.

Carpinteria Cares for Youth - a grassroots organization which was formed to advocate for better mental health services for youth in Carpinteria.

Peace thru Music is dedicated to helping kids develop their minds thru music

CHANCE Inc. provides assistance with housing for people with disabilities in Santa Barbara County

Links related to Autism and arts

Autism Arts

VSA

VSA California

Donna Williams has a page on art and autism on her website

Richard Wawro was an inspirational artist with autism.  Check out his paintings.

Jonathon Lerman is another artist with autism.

www.normalfilms.com the Film Normal People Scare Me is a good documentary about autism.  Stay tune for 2 new films about autism by the same producer in 2007!  Justine (Kevin's sister) will be in the Sandwich Kids due out in April 2007 and Kevin will be in Arts due out late Summer 2007.

Noah Erenberg also has autism www.elenamarysiff.com/noah/index.html

www.jhu.edu/netverse/art-erenberg.html - John Hopkins University site with lots of artists with autism.

Suggested Reading

Dr. Jacquelyn McCandless - Author of Children with Starving Brains

David Kirby - Author of Evidence of Harm  Lays out the evidence of harm due from Thimerosal in vaccines. 

Favorite Artists

Kevin has been working with J Dan Gibbs. 

	This painting is by Lety Garcia. It hangs in our kitchen.  Lety is one of Kevin's favorite artists and our neighbor.  Click her name and go to her website.
	Whitney Abbott is giving Kevin art lessons.  Her work is on display at the Easton Gallery.
	Patricia Chidlaw is another of Kevin's favorite artists.  I recently visited her studio and she shared painting techniques with me and gave me some brushes.  Her work is on display at Terrence Rodgers Fine Art Gallery in Santa Monica.

Kevin's favorite artists are Gerhardt Richert,  Anselm Kiefer, Vincent Van Gogh, Matisse, and David Hockney.